April 5, 2019

Indonesia battery-grade nickel plant awaits environmental nod-developer

Indonesia's first plant to produce battery-grade nickel chemicals is on track to start operations by 2020.

April 5, 2019

Japan’s Mitsui injects $30m into Sigma’s lithium project in Brazil

The Japanese trading house is backing Sigma's Grota do Cirilo hard rock lithium project, in the south-eastern province of Minas Gerais.

April 4, 2019

Profitable coal trade beckons buyers brave enough to test China

It’s high quality and the price is a bargain, but the risk may be too great for Chinese buyers looking for a quick profit.

April 4, 2019

Two injured, two others missing after mudslide at Freeport’s Grasberg mine

Mining operation is running normally despite the incident, says the company.

April 4, 2019

How countries are getting tougher with mining companies

A mix of political populism, higher commodity prices and the expectation electrification will spur demand for raw materials has led governments to change the rules for miners operating in their…

April 3, 2019

Saudi Arabia’s gold miner plans to be a global top-20 supplier

Saudi Arabian Mining Co. plans to boost gold output from about 415,000 ounces this year to one million by 2025.

April 2, 2019

Plan to mine the moon gives Australia opening in new space era

Australia is joining the growing number of nations looking to compete in space. Its advantage? Half the country already looks like Mars.

April 2, 2019

Glencore, Tohoku Electric set coal contract price at $94.75/T

The price, which serves as an industry benchmark for supplies of seaborne thermal coal in Asia, was 14% lower than a price agreed for the year through September this year.

April 2, 2019

Iron ore prices shift structurally higher on Vale woes

Iron ore prices in China reached a record high on Tuesday as market participants wrestled two dilemmas, namely the weather-related disruptions from Australia and the safety outages in Brazil.

April 2, 2019

Vale Indonesia targets 74,000 T nickel in matte output in 2019

Lower production this year is due to a 10-week shutdown started in mid-February to the third week of April.